Fished for: Striped Bass & White Perch
Date Fished: 06/06/98
Boat Name: No name yet
Water Temp: 73 Degrees
Water Clarity: 2 2/1 Feet
Seas: Slight Chop
Weather: Sunny/Windy 15mph N
REPORT:
Bill Kassakatis and I fished for STRIPED BASS and WHITE PERCH on Saturday, 06/06/98, from 6:18 AM until 6:30 PM.
We fished the PATAPSCO RIVER for Striped Bass from 6:18 AM until 7:37 AM. The water temperature was 68 degrees. Fished a point, pilings and other visible structures in a cove and an underwater mound. No Striped Bass were in shallow water. Did not get a strike and no bait fish were seen. To avoid getting skunked we loaded the boat back on the trailer and went to the South River. As you will see, it was a good move.
We fished the SOUTH RIVER for Striped Bass and White Perch from 9:05 AM until 6:30 PM. The water temperature was 73 degrees and the water was murky with visibility to 2 1/2 feet. There were plenty of bait fish throughout the river.
TOTAL STRIPED BASS CAUGHT WAS 33. The Stripers ranged from 9 inches to 14 inches. The most productive structure was a breakline (the depth went from 4’ to 6’ at this breakline) between 2 docks. My records show large Striped Bass in this river by the first week of June. If they were there, they did not want what we were casting.
NUMBER OF STRIPERS CAUGHT DURING THIS TIDE:
28 - Incoming
5 - Outgoing
0 - Still
MOST PRODUCTIVE LURE-Bill Lewis, Tiny Trap, Vibrating Crankbait, 1/8 ounce in Chrome/Black Back
MOST PRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUE-Crank & Stop-cast the lure out crank 5 times on the reel handle, STOP for 1 second, then repeat this to the end of the cast.
WHITE PERCH FISHING:
From the lures listed above you can see that we were mainly fishing for White Perch. The majority of Perch were around trees and bushes located in the water. These trees and bushes had to be in a shaded area to be productive. Most were caught on Tiny Traps, worked as slow as possible. In fact, it was the slowest I ever worked a trap.
TOTAL OF WHITE PERCH CAUGHT WAS 78. We also caught 1 Yellow Perch of 12 inches and 6 Pickerels to 19 inches.
MOST PRODUCTIVE LURE- Bill Lewis, Tiny-Trap, Vibrating Crankbait, 1/8 oz., Gold Tennessee Shad
MOST PRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUE-Crank & Stop-cast the lure out crank 5 times on the reel handle, STOP for 1 second, then repeat this to the end of the cast.
OTHER PRODUCTIVE LURES THIS TRIP:
*All lure information is supplied for REFERENCE ONLY. These types of lures are made by other manufacturers which may be just as, or more productive than, the lures listed. It gives the readers an opportunity to see these productive lures through the Internet or in catalogs.
Bill Lewis, Tiny-Trap, Vibrating Crankbait, 1/8 oz., Black/Gold
Bill Lewis, Tiny-Trap, Vibrating Crankbait, 1/8 oz., Chartreuse/Black Back
Bass Assassin, Soft Plastic Bait, 1 1/2 inch, Black Shad, #SA01300
Bass Assassin, Soft Plastic Bait, 1 1/2 inch, Albino Shad, #SA01330
Yo-Zuri, Floating Crankbait, 4 3/8 inch, 3/8 ounce, Crystal Minnow, #F7 C57
FISHING TIP:
Look for high banks when fishing in shaded areas. These high banks keep shade on the water at different times throughout the day.
Good Fishing…..Tom Hughes
South River - 6/6/98
Striped Bass:
Pattern: Caught mostly on Tiny Traps while fishing for White Perch
White Perch:
Pattern: On wood and bushes in the water. Had to fish the ones in the shaded areas.
Most Productive Lure: Bill Lewis Tiny Trap
9:04 AM to 10:26 AM
Gingerville Creek - first cove past the stone bulkhead on the right hand side and the stone bulkhead.
STRIPERS - 2 on 1 1/2" plastic shads
WHITE PERCH - 13 on Tiny Traps
10:40 AM to 12:20 PM
Broad Creek
*Between the 2nd and 3rd dock on the right side going in the creek. Cast to the bulkhead and bring lure past the end of these docks.
STRIPERS - 11 (small) on Tiny Traps
WHITE PERCH - 4 on Tiny Traps
*The Wall - long bulkhead 1/4 way in on the right
STRIPERS - 12 (small) on small Rapala Husky Blue/White & Tiny Traps
PICKEREL - 2 on YO-Zuri Mackerel in color
Beards Creek
Look for wood on shaded shoreline
1 Striper
25 Perch
Church Creek
First cove on the left going in. Perch were on wood in the shade. THIS COVE IS GOOD IN THE PM.
2 Stripers
25 White Perch
3 Pickerels
1 Yellow Perch
*Run Tiny Traps S L O W as possible